Red Dead Redemption 2 leak points to Battle Royale mode

Little is known about what form the Battle Royale element of the hotly anticipated Wild West action-adventure – recently delayed until October 26 – will take. But the presence of the Battle Royale-style Motor Wars in GTA Online lends credence to the rumours. The leaked documents also indicate that Red Dead Redemption 2 could get a first-person mode.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick even commented (in a non-committal way) on the presence or otherwise of a Battle Royale, in a recent investor Q&A. He said: “Titles, even really good titles that are derivative never seem to do as well as innovations that are unexpected. That said, of course, we play in the world and are informed by what’s going and bring consumers what they want.” We’ll bring you more news about Red Dead Redemption 2 when it arrives.

Steve Boxer has been writing about videogames since the early 1990s. His first console was an Atari VCS, and he misspent most of his youth in the 1980s in the arcades. As well as for Green Man Gaming, he can be found writing for The Guardian, Empire, TechRadar and Pocket-Lint. He’s currently having trouble deciding whether his favourite console is his Xbox One X or his Switch, and plays a wide range of games, but especially RPGs (he loves a good JRPG) action-adventure titles, shooters of all descriptions and driving games. Follow him here.